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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 3 (2016), Article ID 3:IJNCP-163, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2016/163
Review Article
Pre-operative Hair Removal: A Literature Review

Mohammed Abdullah Hamedan Al Maqbali

Al-Buraimi Hospital, AL Buraimi, P.O Box: 629, 512, Oman
Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Hamedan Al Maqbali, Al- Buraimi Hospital, AL Buraimi, P.O Box: 629, 512, Oman, Tel: 0096825651819; E-mail: mhamedan@hotmail.com
30 October 2015; 10 January 2016; 12 January 2016
Al Maqbali MAH (2016) Pre-operative Hair Removal: A Literature Review. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 3: 163. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2016/163
© 2016 Al Maqbali. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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